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1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
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Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; so the LORD put him to death.
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The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and he killed him.
4 Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.
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Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda —five in all.
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The sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
7 The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
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The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.
8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
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The sons of Ethan: Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
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The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
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Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
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and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,
12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
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and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
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Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
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Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
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and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.
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Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of [children] of Azubah [his] wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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Azubah died, and Caleb took to him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
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Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
21 Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. He made love to her, and she bore him Segub.
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Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took [as wife] when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
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Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements—sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.
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Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages of it, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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After that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah.
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The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
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Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
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The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
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The sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.
29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
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The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban, and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
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The sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without children.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
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The sons of Appaim: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
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The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.
33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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The sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
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Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
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Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
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Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,
37 Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
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and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,
38 Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
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and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,
39 Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
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and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,
40 Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
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and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,
41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
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and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron.
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The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
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The sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
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Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
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The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
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Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.
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She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
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These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
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Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
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The families of Kiriath-jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54 The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
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The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
55 and the clans of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the Rekabites.
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The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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